IM off the arrow ship, to much bs drama..not enough action. When ollie and laurel are on screen together my stomach churns

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Originally Posted by Erzengel

The X-Men films are like an abusive boyfriend.
They treat you well, (X-Men 1 and 2) and then they show their true colors (X3 and Wolverine: Origins), then they promise that they can change (X-Men: First Class and The Wolverine), now you see them with a prostitute. (X-Men: DOTFP)

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Originally Posted by Erzengel

The X-Men films are like an abusive boyfriend.
They treat you well, (X-Men 1 and 2) and then they show their true colors (X3 and Wolverine: Origins), then they promise that they can change (X-Men: First Class and The Wolverine), now you see them with a prostitute. (X-Men: DOTFP)

IM off the arrow ship, to much bs drama..not enough action. When ollie and laurel are on screen together my stomach churns

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Originally Posted by Ultra Nolanite

They just need to make it more comic booky and less CWy.

This might sound harsh but comic book fans are not the show's sole target demographic; or even main target demographic for that matter. Focusing solely on the comic book elements threatens to make the show very one dimensional. Which is boring. In fact, I'd say that the show should spend more time focusing on and developing further the character relationships, over the action alone which has thus far already been pretty good.

As it stands, all successful live-action superhero TV show (e.g. Lois & Clark, Smallville, even Buffy if you count it as a superhero show) featured romance and the characters' interperesonal drama; and did not succeed on their superhero antics alone.

lol at the people that have given up on this show and their justifications.
Smallville was a million times worse when it came to the lovey dovey drama. Arrow is a good mix to appeal to the masses. These buffoons that think a good tv show consists of nothing but shooting arrows at people and chasing random bad guy of the week fail to understand that that concept would get very old, very quickly without some quiet scenes to keep things balanced.

It's all in the execution, and Arrow's execution of Laurel's character and her relationships has been pretty crappy so far, but very much in line with the standards of CW soaps.

Arrow was a series that could have easily benefited from being more case procedural like SVU or Criminal Minds. There's elements of that in the show, but it's dragged down by the constant soap drama interruptions.

Flashpoint is a great example of a series that can keep the story focused on the case and the action.

The problem with Arrow is it's trying to be Nolan's Batman, but also a CW Soap. Both things are complete and contradictory opposites.

I like the whole mission part of the series but I just can't take the romantic subplots seriously. I fastforward anytime Laurel is onscreen. She's probably the weak link for me. Same with her co-worker at the office. She talks more about going out for drinks and hooking up with guys than doing any actual work.

Yeah, but SHIELD and Arrow will probably be going after demographics. Though both comic book shows, I think SHIELD will be a more LOST, NCIS, CIS, type show where Arrow is obviously more CW teeny girl tiger beat type show.